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    <p>The <strong>CVV Number</strong> ("<b>C</b>ard <b>V</b>erification <b>V</b>alue") on your credit card or debit card is a 3 digit number on VISA&reg;, MasterCard&reg; and Discover&reg; branded credit and debit cards.  On your American Express&reg; branded credit or debit card it is a 4 digit numeric code.</p>

<p><u>Your CVV number can be located by looking on your credit or debit card, as illustrated in the image below:</u></p>
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<p><u>Providing your CVV number to an online merchant proves that you actually have the physical credit or debit card - and helps to keep you safe while reducing fraud.</u></p>

<p><strong>CVV numbers</strong> are NOT your card's secret <b>PIN</b> (<b>P</b>ersonal <b>I</b>dentification <b>N</b>umber).</p>
<p>You should <u>never</u> enter your PIN number when asked to provide your <b>CVV</b>. (PIN numbers allow you to use your credit or debit card at an ATM or when making an in-person purchase with your debit card or a cash advance with any credit card.)</p>

<p><b>CVV</b> numbers are also known as <b>CSC numbers</b> ("Card Security Code"), as well as <b>CVV2 numbers</b>, which are the same as CVV numbers, except that they have been generated by a 2nd generation process that makes them harder to "guess".</p>
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